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H. W. PELL.

SPRING COUPLING FOB. VEHICLES.

Patented May 25, 1886.

7 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY \V. PERL, OF. ROME, NEXV YORK.

SPRING-COUPLING FOR VEHICLES.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,533, dated May25, 1886.

Application filed March 29, 1886. Serial No.196,897. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. PELL, of Rome, in the county ol'Oneida, inthe State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inSpring-Couplings for Vehicles, of which the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention has reference to the connection of the ends ofcross-springs to the ends of side springs of vehicles; and it consists,essentially, in the combination of the side spring and cross-spring,lapped one upon the other at their ends, and a coupling-head projectingfrom the end of the side spring, and having a lip or lips extendinglengthwise said spring and across the cross-spring, and secured to thelapped portions of the springs, thereby obtaining a perfectly secure,neat, compact, and inexpensive spring-coupling; and the invention alsoconsists in the combination, with the lapped ends of the springs andcouplinghead having lips embracing the lapped portions of said springs,of linings interposed between said parts, to render the sameantirattling.

'4 is a transverse section on line :0 m, Fig. 2;

and Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate modifications of my invention.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A A and B B represent, respectively, the side springs and cross-springsof a vehicle.

7 These springs I couple together by lapping the end of one across theend of the other, and generally the end of the side spring across thetop of the end of the cross-spring. A-coupling-head, O, is made toproject from the end of the side spring, and preferably shaped inimitation of the usual finish of side barsof vehicles. Thiscoupling-head is provided with a lip or lips, Z Z, which extendlengthwise the side spring and across the lapped portions of the twosprings, and are riveted or otherwise firmly secured to the side springback of the cross-spring, as shown at a in Figs. 1, 2, 5, and 6 of thedrawings. The coupling-head is formed with a shoulder, b, by which itabuts against the end edge of the side spring and side edge of thecross-spring, and thus the cross-spring is effectually prevented fromslip: ping on the side spring lengthwise the latter.

By means of a clip, 0, placed astride the lip lof the coupling-head, andhaving its shank or shanks passing either through the lapped portions ofboth springs, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, or across the edges ofthe side spring and through the cross-spring, as represented in Fig. 5of the drawings, and provided with the usual nuts on the lower ends ofsaid shanks, the coupling-head receives an additional fastening on thesprings, and the lapped portions of the springs are firmly tiedtogether.

If desired, either the lower or the upper lip of the coupling-head maybe dispensed with, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings; but ineither case the remaining lip is to be firmly secured to the side springback of the crossspring, and fastened to the lapping portions of saidsprings by a clip, a, and the coupling head is to be provided with theshoulder across the end edge of the side spring and side edge of thecrossspring.

In order to render my improved spring coupling anti-rattling, Iinterpose between the lapped portions of the spring a lining, e, ofleather or rubber or other suitable material.

Having described my invention,what I claim ,as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. The combination of the side spring and cross-spring lapped one acrossthe end portion of the other, the head 0, projecting beyond the end ofthe side spring and formed with the shoulder 12, abutting against theend of the side spring, and having a lip or lips extending lengthwisethe side spring and beyond the lapped portions of the two springs, and aclip tying said lip or lips and lapped portions of the springs together,substantially as set forth and shown.

2. The combination,with the side spring and end spring lapped one uponthe other at their ends, of the coupling-head C, projecting from the endof the side spring, and formed with lips I Z, extending lengthwise theside spring and embracing the lapped end portions of the two springs andfastened to the top and bottom of the side spring back of thecross-spring, substantially as described and shown.

3. The eon1bination,with the side spring and cross-spring lapped oneupon the other at their ends, of the coupling-head G, havinglips l l,embracing the lapped portions of the springs, and linings interposedbetween embraced portions of the springs, substantially as described andshown.

4. The con1bination,with the side spring and cross-spring lapped oneupon the other at their ends, of the coupling-head 0, having lips Z l,

embracing the lapped portions of the springs and fastened to the sidespring back of the cross-spring, and a clip placed astride one of thelips of the coupling-head O and fastened 20 of two attesting witnesses,at Syracuse, in the 25 county of Onondaga, in the State of New York,this 26th day of March, 1886.

HENRY \V. PELL. [L. 8.]

Vitnesses:

(l. H. DUELL, O. BENDIXON.

